Structure of Matter

Name:_______________

Date:___________

1. The model that scientists use to describe the structure of matter is the _________ model, which is also known as the ______ model.

2. The atomic model of matter had its beginnings in ancient ______.

3. The atomic model in use today was largely formed by a British scientist named ____ ______.

4. The atom is composed of small particles called _______, ________ and __________.

5. Protons and neutrons are composed of even smaller particles called ______.

6. Protons and neutrons are found in the center or _______ of an atom.

7. Protons have a ________ electrical charge.

8. Neutrons are described as being electrically _______.

9. The number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom are _____ to each other.

10. ________ are much smaller than protons and neutrons.

11. Electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom in a three dimensional orbital called and _______ _____.

12. In an atom the number of _______ equals the number of _______ equals the number of _________.

13. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom is called the ______ ______.

14. Protons and neutrons weigh much more than ________.

15. The nucleus of an atom contains __.__% of the mass or weight of an atom.

16. The weight or mass of an atom is expressed in ______ ____ _____, which is abbreviated _ _ _.

17. Protons have a mass of about _ _ _ _, neutrons have a mass of about _ _ _ _, and electrons have a mass of ._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

18. The atomic number of carbon is _. Carbon has _ protons and _ neutrons.

19. The atomic mass of carbon is about _ _.

20. The atomic mass (weight) is approximately equal to the number of _______ plus the number of ________.

21. ________ are matter composed of only one kind of atom.

22. The elements are listed in the _______ _____.

23. Hydro means _____ and genesis means _______.

24. The names for elements vary slightly from language to language and from country to country, but the _______ for the elements are universal.

25. The symbols for elements are usually the _____ letter or the _____ ___ letters in the common or Latin name for the element.

26. Tungsten is know in most of the world as _______. The letter _ is the symbol for tungsten.

27. The names for elements are ___ capitalized, but the _____ letter of the symbols ___ capitalized.

28. If two letters are used in a symbol, the _____ is capitalized and the ______ is not capitalized.

29. Do periods follow the symbol for an atom?

30. _________ are matter composed of two or more elements which are chemically bonded together.

31. The smallest unit of a compound is called a ________.

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